Consultant in Otolaryngology WSI in Otology

Consultant in Otolaryngology WSI in Otology NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Otolaryngology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 381-SS-

Site SWB NHS Trust Town Sandwell & West Birmingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/08/:59 Interview date 25/08/2026

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a motivated and forward thinking Consultant to join our ENT and Head-Neck Surgery Consultant team. This is a new permanent post with 10 programmed activities (PA's) to expand the service and support Elective Recovery. Applications are welcomed from candidates with FRCS (or equivalent) who are on the full General Medical Council's Specialist Register in Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery with a license to practice, or who will be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview. In addition applicants should demonstrate within their application that they are fully trained in general Otolaryngology with a wide experience, in both adult and paediatric Otology. The applicant will preferably have obtained a fellowship in Otology.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join our growing team of 8 consultant ENT surgeons delivering elective and emergency care including contributing to a 1 in 8 emergency non-resident on-call rota (moving to a 1 in 10 subject to recruitment). This is a 10PA job and the appointee will be expected to deliver elective activity cross site. Birmingham Treatment center is the main site for outpatient elective activity and day case surgery. MMUH is the admitting site for on-call, paediatrics and inpatient lists. Some outpatient clinics are also run at the Sandwell site. The successful candidate will be supported to develop and progress the otology service. The team is further supported by an excellent Audiology Department.

To support our team an interest in medical education and research is welcome and the successful candidates will be encouraged to take on additional roles. Active engagement in quality improvement activity and research is expected, as well as participation in the active post graduate teaching program. The department is committed to supporting undergraduate education with students from the medical schools of University of Birmingham and Aston University, Birmingham.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Person specification Qualifications

• Entry on the Specialist Register in Otolaryngology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
• FRCS (ORL-HNS) or equivalent
• Higher Degree

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in ENT with a wide experience in Otology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute ENT emergencies and the care of elective ENT patients
• Special interest that complements the existing consultants
• Fellowship in Otology

Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working

• Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.

Clinical Effectiveness

• Experience of conducting clinical audit
• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making

Teaching and Training experience

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
• The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
• Formal training in teaching

Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.
• Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to ENT
• Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals in the last five years.
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Personal Attributes

• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• An enquiring and critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development

Other Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues

Personal Circumstances

• Residence within a reasonable distance of MMUH
• Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites.

Professional Development and Partnership Working

• Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

There may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.